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Foreign ownership register consultations begin
- The Land
- 06 November 2012
A consultation paper on Australia's foreign ownership register for agricultural land is now available for public comment.
How Africa could feed the world
- CNN
- 06 November 2012
Former Nigerian president Obasanjo calls on African Union to develop a framework for managing foreign investment in agriculture, and says governments should consider a moratorium on large-scale land deals pending legislation to protect smallholder farmers.
China buys Japan water rights on two-decade land price slump
- Bloomberg
- 06 November 2012
A two-decade slump in Japan’s real estate prices, an incomplete land registry and lax rules on buying forest with water rights are attracting investors led by China.
Ekosem to sell E60m in bonds to support land deals
- Agrimoney
- 05 November 2012
Ekosem-Agrar stoked a run of debt issuance by corporates by unveiling plans for raising E60m through bonds to support its growth plans, including expansion of its sizeable Russian land bank.
Colombia seeks to regulate foreigners’ land acquisitions: Tiempo
- Bloomberg
- 04 November 2012
Colombia’s executive branch will send a bill to Congress regulating foreigners’ farmland acquisitions, El Tiempo said, citing an interview with Agriculture Minister Juan Camilo Restrepo.
Small Peasants, Big Plantations : Negotiating Land in Niassa. Mozambique
- TheWaterChannel
- 04 November 2012
The Mozambiqan government has marked the northern Niassa province to promote commercial, large-scale tree plantations. Currently, the single biggest plantation in the region comprises of 13,000 hectares of eucalyptus and pine, owned by a company called ‘Chikweti Forests of Niassa.’
Myanmar details new foreign investment law
- Reuters
- 03 November 2012
Investment law allows overseas firms to fully own ventures and to lease land from the government or from authorised private owners for up to 50 years, with options for two extensions of 10 years each time.
European leaders hosted on land grab site in Laos for key summit
- Global Witness
- 02 November 2012
Between 2010 and 2011, the 500 residents of Don Chan Island in central Vientiane were forced off their land to make way for accommodation for delegates such as William Hague and François Hollande.
African farmers should reap benefits of land acquisition
- AfDB
- 02 November 2012
African governments should use the proceeds from land leased to foreign investors to subsidize the cost to local farmers of modernizing their farming methods or to build infrastructure and improve production, according to researchers
Chinese group vying for Australian farm project
- Wall Street Journal
- 02 November 2012
A Chinese conglomerate and Australia’s largest beef producer are amongst contenders vying for rights to farm an agricultural area equal in size to 21,000 soccer pitches in Western Australia.
Serbian farmland to provide substantial amount of UAE's food
- The National
- 01 November 2012
A 20,000 ha tranche of Serbian farmland bought by an Abu Dhabi firm should be providing a substantial amount of the UAE's food within the next five years.
African land solutions: making the resource blessing a reality
- IIED
- 01 November 2012
Lessons need to be learned to transform Africa's ‘resource curse’ into a ‘resource blessing’ and to mitigate against the negative impacts of large land-based investments.